Creating A Basic Form Module

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Creating a Basic Form Module
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Objectives
After completing this lesson, you should be able to
do the following:
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Create a form module

Create a data block
Modify a data block by using the Data Block Wizard
Modify the layout by using the Layout Wizard
Save, compile, and run a form module
Identify file formats and their characteristics
Create data blocks with relationships
Run a master-detail form module
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Creating a New Form Module

Create an empty module
Create data blocks and items
Apply standards
Fine-tune layout
Set object properties
Add code
Test form module
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Creating a New Form Module

Choose one of several methods:
Use wizards:
Data Block Wizard
Layout Wizard
Build module manually

Use template form
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Form Module Properties
Name
property
Coordinate
System
property
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Creating a New Data Block

Use Form Builder Wizards:
Data Block Wizard: Create a data block with

associated data source quickly and easily
Layout Wizard: Lay out data block contents for

visual presentation
Create manually
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Creating a New Data Block

Launch Data
Block Wizard
Reentrant mode
Enter data
source
Launch Layout Reentrant mode

Wizard
New Data Block
Lay out data
block contents
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Navigating the Wizards
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Launching the Data

Block Wizard
In Form Builder, do one of the following:
Select Tools>Data Block Wizard.

Click the right mouse button.
Use the Data Block Wizard option.
Select the Data Blocks node and then click the

Create icon in Object Navigator.
Use the Data Block Wizard option.
Use the Data Block Wizard button on the toolbar in

the Layout Editor
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Data Block Wizard: Type Page
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Data Block Wizard: Table Page
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Layout Wizard: Items Page
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Layout Wizard: Style Page
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Layout Wizard: Rows Page
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Data Block Functionality

Once you create a data block with the wizards,
Form Builder automatically creates:
A form module with database functionality

including query, insert, update, delete
A frame object
Items in the data block
A prompt for each item
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Modifying the Layout

Reentrant Layout Wizard:
Select frame in Object Navigator.
Select Tools>Layout Wizard.
Or
Select frame in Layout Editor.
Click Layout Wizard button.
Layout Editor:
Select Tools>Layout Editor.
Make changes manually.
Frame Property Palette: Change property values.

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Template Form
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Saving a Form Module

Save the form module:
Select File>Save.
Click the Save icon.
Enter a filename.
Save to one of the following:
File system
Database
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Compiling a Form Module

Compile explicitly:
Select File>Administration>Compile File.
Launch the Form Compiler component.
Initiate from Command line interface.
Compile implicitly:
Select Tools>Preferences.
Set the Build Before Running preference.
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Running a Form Module

Forms Runtime component
Command line interface
Form Builder component
Select Program>Run.
Click the Run icon.
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Module Types
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Form
Module
.fmb
.fmx
.fmt
Menu
Module
.mmb
.mmx
.mmt
PL/SQL
Library
.pll
.plx
.pld
Object
Library
.olb
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.olt
Form Block Relationships
Master
Master
Detail
Detail
Master
Detail
Detail
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Detail
Data Block Wizard:

Master-Detail Page
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Relation Object
New relation object created in Object Navigator
under master data block node
Default name assigned:
MasterDataBlock_DetailDataBlock
Triggers and program units generated

automatically
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Creating a Relation Manually
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Deletion Properties
= Deleted
Isolated
Cascading
Nonisolated
No Detail Rec
Master-Detail
Records
Nonisolated
Detail Rec
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Coordination Properties
Default
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Deferred
with auto
query
Deferred
without
auto query
Join Condition
Creates primary-foreign key link between blocks
Define using:
Block and item names
SQL equijoin syntax
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Running a Master-Detail Form Module

Automatic block linking for:
Querying
Inserting
Default deletion rules: Cannot delete master record

if detail records exist
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Summary
Build a new form module:
Using Form Builder wizards
Manually
Using a template form
Use the Data Block Wizarddata source.

Use the Layout Wizardvisual presentation.
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Summary
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Modify layoutreentrant wizards.

Save, compile, and run a form module.
Use module types and storage formats.
Create master-detail form module.
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Practice 4 Overview
This practice covers the following topics:
Creating new form modules

Creating data blocks by using Form Builder
wizards
Modifying data block layout by using the Layout

Wizard in reentrant mode
Saving and running the form modules
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Creating a Basic Form Module

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Create a form module

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Creating a New Form Module

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Creating a New Form Module

Build module manually

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Form Module Properties

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Creating a New Data Block

Data Block Wizard: Create a data block with

Layout Wizard: Lay out data block contents for

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Creating a New Data Block

Launch Layout Reentrant mode

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Navigating the Wizards

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Launching the Data

Select Tools>Data Block Wizard.

Select the Data Blocks node and then click the

Use the Data Block Wizard option.

Use the Data Block Wizard button on the toolbar in

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Data Block Wizard: Type Page

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Data Block Wizard: Table Page

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Layout Wizard: Items Page

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Layout Wizard: Style Page

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Layout Wizard: Rows Page

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Data Block Functionality

A form module with database functionality

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Modifying the Layout

Frame Property Palette: Change property values.

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Saving a Form Module

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Compiling a Form Module

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Running a Form Module

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Form Block Relationships

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Data Block Wizard:

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Default name assigned:

Triggers and program units generated

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Creating a Relation Manually

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